Chapter 1
Laura's description of the schloss surrounded by dense forest, with the ruined village of Karnstein nearby — the geography of vulnerability.
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From Carmilla by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
The remote Styrian forest setting, with its ruined castle of Karnstein, creates the gothic atmosphere of isolation that enables Carmilla's predation.
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